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954c1994 1=head1 NAME
2
1c846c1f 3perlintern - autogenerated documentation of purely B<internal>
954c1994 4 Perl functions
5
6=head1 DESCRIPTION
d8c40edc 7X<internal Perl functions> X<interpreter functions>
954c1994 8
1c846c1f 9This file is the autogenerated documentation of functions in the
4375e838 10Perl interpreter that are documented using Perl's internal documentation
1c846c1f 11format but are not marked as part of the Perl API. In other words,
954c1994 12B<they are not for use in extensions>!
13
a8586c98 14
7dafbf52 15=head1 CV reference counts and CvOUTSIDE
16
17=over 8
18
19=item CvWEAKOUTSIDE
d8c40edc 20X<CvWEAKOUTSIDE>
7dafbf52 21
22Each CV has a pointer, C<CvOUTSIDE()>, to its lexically enclosing
23CV (if any). Because pointers to anonymous sub prototypes are
24stored in C<&> pad slots, it is a possible to get a circular reference,
25with the parent pointing to the child and vice-versa. To avoid the
26ensuing memory leak, we do not increment the reference count of the CV
27pointed to by C<CvOUTSIDE> in the I<one specific instance> that the parent
28has a C<&> pad slot pointing back to us. In this case, we set the
29C<CvWEAKOUTSIDE> flag in the child. This allows us to determine under what
30circumstances we should decrement the refcount of the parent when freeing
31the child.
32
28a5cf3b 33There is a further complication with non-closure anonymous subs (i.e. those
7dafbf52 34that do not refer to any lexicals outside that sub). In this case, the
35anonymous prototype is shared rather than being cloned. This has the
36consequence that the parent may be freed while there are still active
37children, eg
38
39 BEGIN { $a = sub { eval '$x' } }
40
41In this case, the BEGIN is freed immediately after execution since there
42are no active references to it: the anon sub prototype has
43C<CvWEAKOUTSIDE> set since it's not a closure, and $a points to the same
44CV, so it doesn't contribute to BEGIN's refcount either. When $a is
45executed, the C<eval '$x'> causes the chain of C<CvOUTSIDE>s to be followed,
46and the freed BEGIN is accessed.
47
48To avoid this, whenever a CV and its associated pad is freed, any
49C<&> entries in the pad are explicitly removed from the pad, and if the
50refcount of the pointed-to anon sub is still positive, then that
51child's C<CvOUTSIDE> is set to point to its grandparent. This will only
52occur in the single specific case of a non-closure anon prototype
53having one or more active references (such as C<$a> above).
54
55One other thing to consider is that a CV may be merely undefined
56rather than freed, eg C<undef &foo>. In this case, its refcount may
57not have reached zero, but we still delete its pad and its C<CvROOT> etc.
58Since various children may still have their C<CvOUTSIDE> pointing at this
59undefined CV, we keep its own C<CvOUTSIDE> for the time being, so that
60the chain of lexical scopes is unbroken. For example, the following
61should print 123:
62
63 my $x = 123;
64 sub tmp { sub { eval '$x' } }
65 my $a = tmp();
66 undef &tmp;
67 print $a->();
68
69 bool CvWEAKOUTSIDE(CV *cv)
70
71=for hackers
72Found in file cv.h
73
74
75=back
76
dd2155a4 77=head1 Functions in file pad.h
78
79
80=over 8
81
82=item CX_CURPAD_SAVE
d8c40edc 83X<CX_CURPAD_SAVE>
dd2155a4 84
85Save the current pad in the given context block structure.
86
87 void CX_CURPAD_SAVE(struct context)
88
89=for hackers
90Found in file pad.h
91
92=item CX_CURPAD_SV
d8c40edc 93X<CX_CURPAD_SV>
dd2155a4 94
95Access the SV at offset po in the saved current pad in the given
96context block structure (can be used as an lvalue).
97
f3548bdc 98 SV * CX_CURPAD_SV(struct context, PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 99
100=for hackers
101Found in file pad.h
102
d8c40edc 103=item PAD_BASE_SV
104X<PAD_BASE_SV>
dd2155a4 105
106Get the value from slot C<po> in the base (DEPTH=1) pad of a padlist
107
d8c40edc 108 SV * PAD_BASE_SV(PADLIST padlist, PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 109
110=for hackers
111Found in file pad.h
112
113=item PAD_CLONE_VARS
d8c40edc 114X<PAD_CLONE_VARS>
dd2155a4 115
116|CLONE_PARAMS* param
117Clone the state variables associated with running and compiling pads.
118
119 void PAD_CLONE_VARS(PerlInterpreter *proto_perl \)
120
121=for hackers
122Found in file pad.h
123
124=item PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS
d8c40edc 125X<PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS>
dd2155a4 126
127Return the flags for the current compiling pad name
128at offset C<po>. Assumes a valid slot entry.
129
130 U32 PAD_COMPNAME_FLAGS(PADOFFSET po)
131
132=for hackers
133Found in file pad.h
134
135=item PAD_COMPNAME_GEN
d8c40edc 136X<PAD_COMPNAME_GEN>
dd2155a4 137
138The generation number of the name at offset C<po> in the current
139compiling pad (lvalue). Note that C<SvCUR> is hijacked for this purpose.
140
141 STRLEN PAD_COMPNAME_GEN(PADOFFSET po)
142
143=for hackers
144Found in file pad.h
145
27da23d5 146=item PAD_COMPNAME_GEN_set
d8c40edc 147X<PAD_COMPNAME_GEN_set>
27da23d5 148
149Sets the generation number of the name at offset C<po> in the current
150ling pad (lvalue) to C<gen>. Note that C<SvCUR_set> is hijacked for this purpose.
151
152 STRLEN PAD_COMPNAME_GEN_set(PADOFFSET po, int gen)
153
154=for hackers
155Found in file pad.h
156
dd2155a4 157=item PAD_COMPNAME_OURSTASH
d8c40edc 158X<PAD_COMPNAME_OURSTASH>
dd2155a4 159
160Return the stash associated with an C<our> variable.
161Assumes the slot entry is a valid C<our> lexical.
162
163 HV * PAD_COMPNAME_OURSTASH(PADOFFSET po)
164
165=for hackers
166Found in file pad.h
167
168=item PAD_COMPNAME_PV
d8c40edc 169X<PAD_COMPNAME_PV>
dd2155a4 170
171Return the name of the current compiling pad name
172at offset C<po>. Assumes a valid slot entry.
173
174 char * PAD_COMPNAME_PV(PADOFFSET po)
175
176=for hackers
177Found in file pad.h
178
179=item PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE
d8c40edc 180X<PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE>
dd2155a4 181
182Return the type (stash) of the current compiling pad name at offset
183C<po>. Must be a valid name. Returns null if not typed.
184
185 HV * PAD_COMPNAME_TYPE(PADOFFSET po)
186
187=for hackers
188Found in file pad.h
189
190=item PAD_DUP
d8c40edc 191X<PAD_DUP>
dd2155a4 192
193Clone a padlist.
194
195 void PAD_DUP(PADLIST dstpad, PADLIST srcpad, CLONE_PARAMS* param)
196
197=for hackers
198Found in file pad.h
199
f3548bdc 200=item PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL
d8c40edc 201X<PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL>
f3548bdc 202
203Restore the old pad saved into the local variable opad by PAD_SAVE_LOCAL()
204
205 void PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL(PAD *opad)
206
207=for hackers
208Found in file pad.h
209
210=item PAD_SAVE_LOCAL
d8c40edc 211X<PAD_SAVE_LOCAL>
f3548bdc 212
213Save the current pad to the local variable opad, then make the
214current pad equal to npad
215
216 void PAD_SAVE_LOCAL(PAD *opad, PAD *npad)
217
218=for hackers
219Found in file pad.h
220
dd2155a4 221=item PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD
d8c40edc 222X<PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD>
dd2155a4 223
224Save the current pad then set it to null.
225
226 void PAD_SAVE_SETNULLPAD()
227
228=for hackers
229Found in file pad.h
230
d8c40edc 231=item PAD_SETSV
232X<PAD_SETSV>
dd2155a4 233
234Set the slot at offset C<po> in the current pad to C<sv>
235
d8c40edc 236 SV * PAD_SETSV(PADOFFSET po, SV* sv)
dd2155a4 237
238=for hackers
239Found in file pad.h
240
d8c40edc 241=item PAD_SET_CUR
242X<PAD_SET_CUR>
dd2155a4 243
244Set the current pad to be pad C<n> in the padlist, saving
f54ba1c2 245the previous current pad. NB currently this macro expands to a string too
246long for some compilers, so it's best to replace it with
247
248 SAVECOMPPAD();
249 PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(padlist,n);
250
dd2155a4 251
d8c40edc 252 void PAD_SET_CUR(PADLIST padlist, I32 n)
dd2155a4 253
254=for hackers
255Found in file pad.h
256
d8c40edc 257=item PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE
258X<PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE>
bf9cdc68 259
260like PAD_SET_CUR, but without the save
261
d8c40edc 262 void PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(PADLIST padlist, I32 n)
bf9cdc68 263
264=for hackers
265Found in file pad.h
266
d8c40edc 267=item PAD_SV
268X<PAD_SV>
dd2155a4 269
270Get the value at offset C<po> in the current pad
271
d8c40edc 272 void PAD_SV(PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 273
274=for hackers
275Found in file pad.h
276
d8c40edc 277=item PAD_SVl
278X<PAD_SVl>
dd2155a4 279
280Lightweight and lvalue version of C<PAD_SV>.
281Get or set the value at offset C<po> in the current pad.
282Unlike C<PAD_SV>, does not print diagnostics with -DX.
283For internal use only.
284
d8c40edc 285 SV * PAD_SVl(PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 286
287=for hackers
288Found in file pad.h
289
d8c40edc 290=item SAVECLEARSV
291X<SAVECLEARSV>
dd2155a4 292
28a5cf3b 293Clear the pointed to pad value on scope exit. (i.e. the runtime action of 'my')
dd2155a4 294
d8c40edc 295 void SAVECLEARSV(SV **svp)
dd2155a4 296
297=for hackers
298Found in file pad.h
299
300=item SAVECOMPPAD
d8c40edc 301X<SAVECOMPPAD>
dd2155a4 302
303save PL_comppad and PL_curpad
304
dd2155a4 305
dd2155a4 306
307
308
f3548bdc 309 void SAVECOMPPAD()
dd2155a4 310
311=for hackers
312Found in file pad.h
313
d8c40edc 314=item SAVEPADSV
315X<SAVEPADSV>
dd2155a4 316
317Save a pad slot (used to restore after an iteration)
318
f3548bdc 319XXX DAPM it would make more sense to make the arg a PADOFFSET
d8c40edc 320 void SAVEPADSV(PADOFFSET po)
dd2155a4 321
322=for hackers
323Found in file pad.h
324
325
326=back
327
a3985cdc 328=head1 Functions in file pp_ctl.c
329
330
331=over 8
332
333=item find_runcv
d8c40edc 334X<find_runcv>
a3985cdc 335
336Locate the CV corresponding to the currently executing sub or eval.
d819b83a 337If db_seqp is non_null, skip CVs that are in the DB package and populate
338*db_seqp with the cop sequence number at the point that the DB:: code was
339entered. (allows debuggers to eval in the scope of the breakpoint rather
324092c6 340than in the scope of the debugger itself).
a3985cdc 341
d819b83a 342 CV* find_runcv(U32 *db_seqp)
a3985cdc 343
344=for hackers
345Found in file pp_ctl.c
346
347
348=back
349
a4f1a029 350=head1 Global Variables
78f9721b 351
a4f1a029 352=over 8
78f9721b 353
2eb25c99 354=item PL_DBsingle
d8c40edc 355X<PL_DBsingle>
2eb25c99 356
357When Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d> switch, this SV is a
358boolean which indicates whether subs are being single-stepped.
359Single-stepping is automatically turned on after every step. This is the C
360variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::single variable. See
361C<PL_DBsub>.
362
363 SV * PL_DBsingle
364
365=for hackers
366Found in file intrpvar.h
367
368=item PL_DBsub
d8c40edc 369X<PL_DBsub>
2eb25c99 370
371When Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d> switch, this GV contains
372the SV which holds the name of the sub being debugged. This is the C
373variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::sub variable. See
374C<PL_DBsingle>.
375
376 GV * PL_DBsub
377
378=for hackers
379Found in file intrpvar.h
380
381=item PL_DBtrace
d8c40edc 382X<PL_DBtrace>
2eb25c99 383
384Trace variable used when Perl is run in debugging mode, with the B<-d>
385switch. This is the C variable which corresponds to Perl's $DB::trace
386variable. See C<PL_DBsingle>.
387
388 SV * PL_DBtrace
389
390=for hackers
391Found in file intrpvar.h
392
393=item PL_dowarn
d8c40edc 394X<PL_dowarn>
2eb25c99 395
396The C variable which corresponds to Perl's $^W warning variable.
397
398 bool PL_dowarn
399
400=for hackers
401Found in file intrpvar.h
402
403=item PL_last_in_gv
d8c40edc 404X<PL_last_in_gv>
2eb25c99 405
406The GV which was last used for a filehandle input operation. (C<< <FH> >>)
407
408 GV* PL_last_in_gv
409
410=for hackers
411Found in file thrdvar.h
412
413=item PL_ofs_sv
d8c40edc 414X<PL_ofs_sv>
2eb25c99 415
416The output field separator - C<$,> in Perl space.
417
418 SV* PL_ofs_sv
419
420=for hackers
421Found in file thrdvar.h
422
423=item PL_rs
d8c40edc 424X<PL_rs>
2eb25c99 425
426The input record separator - C<$/> in Perl space.
427
428 SV* PL_rs
429
430=for hackers
431Found in file thrdvar.h
432
645c22ef 433
a4f1a029 434=back
645c22ef 435
a4f1a029 436=head1 GV Functions
437
438=over 8
439
440=item is_gv_magical
d8c40edc 441X<is_gv_magical>
a4f1a029 442
443Returns C<TRUE> if given the name of a magical GV.
444
445Currently only useful internally when determining if a GV should be
446created even in rvalue contexts.
447
448C<flags> is not used at present but available for future extension to
449allow selecting particular classes of magical variable.
450
766f8916 451Currently assumes that C<name> is NUL terminated (as well as len being valid).
452This assumption is met by all callers within the perl core, which all pass
453pointers returned by SvPV.
454
7fc63493 455 bool is_gv_magical(const char *name, STRLEN len, U32 flags)
456
457=for hackers
458Found in file gv.c
459
460=item is_gv_magical_sv
d8c40edc 461X<is_gv_magical_sv>
7fc63493 462
463Returns C<TRUE> if given the name of a magical GV. Calls is_gv_magical.
464
465 bool is_gv_magical_sv(SV *name, U32 flags)
645c22ef 466
467=for hackers
a4f1a029 468Found in file gv.c
469
470
471=back
472
473=head1 IO Functions
474
475=over 8
645c22ef 476
a8586c98 477=item start_glob
d8c40edc 478X<start_glob>
a8586c98 479
480Function called by C<do_readline> to spawn a glob (or do the glob inside
481perl on VMS). This code used to be inline, but now perl uses C<File::Glob>
bd16a5f0 482this glob starter is only used by miniperl during the build process.
a8586c98 483Moving it away shrinks pp_hot.c; shrinking pp_hot.c helps speed perl up.
484
485 PerlIO* start_glob(SV* pattern, IO *io)
486
487=for hackers
488Found in file doio.c
489
a4f1a029 490
491=back
492
0cbee0a4 493=head1 Magical Functions
494
495=over 8
496
497=item mg_localize
d8c40edc 498X<mg_localize>
0cbee0a4 499
500Copy some of the magic from an existing SV to new localized version of
501that SV. Container magic (eg %ENV, $1, tie) gets copied, value magic
502doesn't (eg taint, pos).
503
504 void mg_localize(SV* sv, SV* nsv)
505
506=for hackers
507Found in file mg.c
508
509
510=back
511
a4f1a029 512=head1 Pad Data Structures
513
514=over 8
515
516=item CvPADLIST
d8c40edc 517X<CvPADLIST>
a4f1a029 518
519CV's can have CvPADLIST(cv) set to point to an AV.
520
521For these purposes "forms" are a kind-of CV, eval""s are too (except they're
522not callable at will and are always thrown away after the eval"" is done
b5c19bd7 523executing). Require'd files are simply evals without any outer lexical
524scope.
a4f1a029 525
526XSUBs don't have CvPADLIST set - dXSTARG fetches values from PL_curpad,
527but that is really the callers pad (a slot of which is allocated by
528every entersub).
529
530The CvPADLIST AV has does not have AvREAL set, so REFCNT of component items
f3548bdc 531is managed "manual" (mostly in pad.c) rather than normal av.c rules.
a4f1a029 532The items in the AV are not SVs as for a normal AV, but other AVs:
533
5340'th Entry of the CvPADLIST is an AV which represents the "names" or rather
535the "static type information" for lexicals.
536
537The CvDEPTH'th entry of CvPADLIST AV is an AV which is the stack frame at that
538depth of recursion into the CV.
539The 0'th slot of a frame AV is an AV which is @_.
540other entries are storage for variables and op targets.
541
542During compilation:
a6d05634 543C<PL_comppad_name> is set to the names AV.
544C<PL_comppad> is set to the frame AV for the frame CvDEPTH == 1.
545C<PL_curpad> is set to the body of the frame AV (i.e. AvARRAY(PL_comppad)).
a4f1a029 546
f3548bdc 547During execution, C<PL_comppad> and C<PL_curpad> refer to the live
548frame of the currently executing sub.
549
550Iterating over the names AV iterates over all possible pad
a4f1a029 551items. Pad slots that are SVs_PADTMP (targets/GVs/constants) end up having
552&PL_sv_undef "names" (see pad_alloc()).
553
554Only my/our variable (SVs_PADMY/SVs_PADOUR) slots get valid names.
555The rest are op targets/GVs/constants which are statically allocated
556or resolved at compile time. These don't have names by which they
557can be looked up from Perl code at run time through eval"" like
558my/our variables can be. Since they can't be looked up by "name"
559but only by their index allocated at compile time (which is usually
560in PL_op->op_targ), wasting a name SV for them doesn't make sense.
561
562The SVs in the names AV have their PV being the name of the variable.
dd2155a4 563NV+1..IV inclusive is a range of cop_seq numbers for which the name is
564valid. For typed lexicals name SV is SVt_PVMG and SvSTASH points at the
565type. For C<our> lexicals, the type is SVt_PVGV, and GvSTASH points at the
d7f8936a 566stash of the associated global (so that duplicate C<our> declarations in the
dd2155a4 567same package can be detected). SvCUR is sometimes hijacked to
568store the generation number during compilation.
a4f1a029 569
b5c19bd7 570If SvFAKE is set on the name SV, then that slot in the frame AV is
571a REFCNT'ed reference to a lexical from "outside". In this case,
572the name SV does not use NVX and IVX to store a cop_seq range, since it is
573in scope throughout. Instead IVX stores some flags containing info about
574the real lexical (is it declared in an anon, and is it capable of being
575instantiated multiple times?), and for fake ANONs, NVX contains the index
576within the parent's pad where the lexical's value is stored, to make
577cloning quicker.
a4f1a029 578
a6d05634 579If the 'name' is '&' the corresponding entry in frame AV
a4f1a029 580is a CV representing a possible closure.
581(SvFAKE and name of '&' is not a meaningful combination currently but could
582become so if C<my sub foo {}> is implemented.)
583
5c3943b6 584Note that formats are treated as anon subs, and are cloned each time
585write is called (if necessary).
586
2814eb74 587The flag SVf_PADSTALE is cleared on lexicals each time the my() is executed,
588and set on scope exit. This allows the 'Variable $x is not available' warning
589to be generated in evals, such as
590
591 { my $x = 1; sub f { eval '$x'} } f();
592
a4f1a029 593 AV * CvPADLIST(CV *cv)
594
595=for hackers
dd2155a4 596Found in file pad.c
597
598=item cv_clone
d8c40edc 599X<cv_clone>
dd2155a4 600
601Clone a CV: make a new CV which points to the same code etc, but which
ad63d80f 602has a newly-created pad built by copying the prototype pad and capturing
dd2155a4 603any outer lexicals.
604
605 CV* cv_clone(CV* proto)
606
607=for hackers
608Found in file pad.c
609
610=item cv_dump
d8c40edc 611X<cv_dump>
dd2155a4 612
613dump the contents of a CV
614
e1ec3a88 615 void cv_dump(const CV *cv, const char *title)
dd2155a4 616
617=for hackers
618Found in file pad.c
619
620=item do_dump_pad
d8c40edc 621X<do_dump_pad>
dd2155a4 622
623Dump the contents of a padlist
624
625 void do_dump_pad(I32 level, PerlIO *file, PADLIST *padlist, int full)
626
627=for hackers
628Found in file pad.c
629
630=item intro_my
d8c40edc 631X<intro_my>
dd2155a4 632
633"Introduce" my variables to visible status.
634
635 U32 intro_my()
636
637=for hackers
638Found in file pad.c
639
640=item pad_add_anon
d8c40edc 641X<pad_add_anon>
dd2155a4 642
643Add an anon code entry to the current compiling pad
644
645 PADOFFSET pad_add_anon(SV* sv, OPCODE op_type)
646
647=for hackers
648Found in file pad.c
649
650=item pad_add_name
d8c40edc 651X<pad_add_name>
dd2155a4 652
b5c19bd7 653Create a new name and associated PADMY SV in the current pad; return the
654offset.
dd2155a4 655If C<typestash> is valid, the name is for a typed lexical; set the
656name's stash to that value.
657If C<ourstash> is valid, it's an our lexical, set the name's
658GvSTASH to that value
659
dd2155a4 660If fake, it means we're cloning an existing entry
661
e1ec3a88 662 PADOFFSET pad_add_name(const char *name, HV* typestash, HV* ourstash, bool clone)
dd2155a4 663
664=for hackers
665Found in file pad.c
666
667=item pad_alloc
d8c40edc 668X<pad_alloc>
dd2155a4 669
670Allocate a new my or tmp pad entry. For a my, simply push a null SV onto
671the end of PL_comppad, but for a tmp, scan the pad from PL_padix upwards
324092c6 672for a slot which has no name and no active value.
dd2155a4 673
674 PADOFFSET pad_alloc(I32 optype, U32 tmptype)
675
676=for hackers
677Found in file pad.c
678
679=item pad_block_start
d8c40edc 680X<pad_block_start>
dd2155a4 681
682Update the pad compilation state variables on entry to a new block
683
684 void pad_block_start(int full)
685
686=for hackers
687Found in file pad.c
688
689=item pad_check_dup
d8c40edc 690X<pad_check_dup>
dd2155a4 691
692Check for duplicate declarations: report any of:
693 * a my in the current scope with the same name;
694 * an our (anywhere in the pad) with the same name and the same stash
695 as C<ourstash>
696C<is_our> indicates that the name to check is an 'our' declaration
697
e1ec3a88 698 void pad_check_dup(const char* name, bool is_our, const HV* ourstash)
dd2155a4 699
700=for hackers
701Found in file pad.c
702
703=item pad_findlex
d8c40edc 704X<pad_findlex>
dd2155a4 705
706Find a named lexical anywhere in a chain of nested pads. Add fake entries
b5c19bd7 707in the inner pads if it's found in an outer one.
708
709Returns the offset in the bottom pad of the lex or the fake lex.
710cv is the CV in which to start the search, and seq is the current cop_seq
711to match against. If warn is true, print appropriate warnings. The out_*
712vars return values, and so are pointers to where the returned values
713should be stored. out_capture, if non-null, requests that the innermost
714instance of the lexical is captured; out_name_sv is set to the innermost
715matched namesv or fake namesv; out_flags returns the flags normally
716associated with the IVX field of a fake namesv.
717
718Note that pad_findlex() is recursive; it recurses up the chain of CVs,
719then comes back down, adding fake entries as it goes. It has to be this way
720because fake namesvs in anon protoypes have to store in NVX the index into
721the parent pad.
722
e1ec3a88 723 PADOFFSET pad_findlex(const char *name, const CV* cv, U32 seq, int warn, SV** out_capture, SV** out_name_sv, int *out_flags)
dd2155a4 724
725=for hackers
726Found in file pad.c
727
728=item pad_findmy
d8c40edc 729X<pad_findmy>
dd2155a4 730
ad63d80f 731Given a lexical name, try to find its offset, first in the current pad,
dd2155a4 732or failing that, in the pads of any lexically enclosing subs (including
ad63d80f 733the complications introduced by eval). If the name is found in an outer pad,
734then a fake entry is added to the current pad.
dd2155a4 735Returns the offset in the current pad, or NOT_IN_PAD on failure.
736
e1ec3a88 737 PADOFFSET pad_findmy(const char* name)
dd2155a4 738
739=for hackers
740Found in file pad.c
741
742=item pad_fixup_inner_anons
d8c40edc 743X<pad_fixup_inner_anons>
dd2155a4 744
745For any anon CVs in the pad, change CvOUTSIDE of that CV from
7dafbf52 746old_cv to new_cv if necessary. Needed when a newly-compiled CV has to be
747moved to a pre-existing CV struct.
dd2155a4 748
749 void pad_fixup_inner_anons(PADLIST *padlist, CV *old_cv, CV *new_cv)
750
751=for hackers
752Found in file pad.c
753
754=item pad_free
d8c40edc 755X<pad_free>
dd2155a4 756
d7f8936a 757Free the SV at offset po in the current pad.
dd2155a4 758
759 void pad_free(PADOFFSET po)
760
761=for hackers
762Found in file pad.c
763
764=item pad_leavemy
d8c40edc 765X<pad_leavemy>
dd2155a4 766
767Cleanup at end of scope during compilation: set the max seq number for
768lexicals in this scope and warn of any lexicals that never got introduced.
769
770 void pad_leavemy()
771
772=for hackers
773Found in file pad.c
774
775=item pad_new
d8c40edc 776X<pad_new>
dd2155a4 777
ad63d80f 778Create a new compiling padlist, saving and updating the various global
dd2155a4 779vars at the same time as creating the pad itself. The following flags
780can be OR'ed together:
781
782 padnew_CLONE this pad is for a cloned CV
783 padnew_SAVE save old globals
784 padnew_SAVESUB also save extra stuff for start of sub
785
c7c737cb 786 PADLIST* pad_new(int flags)
dd2155a4 787
788=for hackers
789Found in file pad.c
790
791=item pad_push
d8c40edc 792X<pad_push>
dd2155a4 793
794Push a new pad frame onto the padlist, unless there's already a pad at
26019298 795this depth, in which case don't bother creating a new one. Then give
796the new pad an @_ in slot zero.
dd2155a4 797
26019298 798 void pad_push(PADLIST *padlist, int depth)
dd2155a4 799
800=for hackers
801Found in file pad.c
802
803=item pad_reset
d8c40edc 804X<pad_reset>
dd2155a4 805
806Mark all the current temporaries for reuse
807
808 void pad_reset()
809
810=for hackers
811Found in file pad.c
812
813=item pad_setsv
d8c40edc 814X<pad_setsv>
dd2155a4 815
816Set the entry at offset po in the current pad to sv.
817Use the macro PAD_SETSV() rather than calling this function directly.
818
819 void pad_setsv(PADOFFSET po, SV* sv)
820
821=for hackers
822Found in file pad.c
823
824=item pad_swipe
d8c40edc 825X<pad_swipe>
dd2155a4 826
827Abandon the tmp in the current pad at offset po and replace with a
828new one.
829
830 void pad_swipe(PADOFFSET po, bool refadjust)
831
832=for hackers
833Found in file pad.c
834
835=item pad_tidy
d8c40edc 836X<pad_tidy>
dd2155a4 837
838Tidy up a pad after we've finished compiling it:
839 * remove most stuff from the pads of anonsub prototypes;
840 * give it a @_;
841 * mark tmps as such.
842
843 void pad_tidy(padtidy_type type)
844
845=for hackers
846Found in file pad.c
847
848=item pad_undef
d8c40edc 849X<pad_undef>
dd2155a4 850
851Free the padlist associated with a CV.
852If parts of it happen to be current, we null the relevant
853PL_*pad* global vars so that we don't have any dangling references left.
854We also repoint the CvOUTSIDE of any about-to-be-orphaned
a3985cdc 855inner subs to the outer of this cv.
dd2155a4 856
7dafbf52 857(This function should really be called pad_free, but the name was already
858taken)
859
a3985cdc 860 void pad_undef(CV* cv)
dd2155a4 861
862=for hackers
863Found in file pad.c
a4f1a029 864
865
866=back
867
868=head1 Stack Manipulation Macros
869
870=over 8
871
872=item djSP
d8c40edc 873X<djSP>
a4f1a029 874
875Declare Just C<SP>. This is actually identical to C<dSP>, and declares
876a local copy of perl's stack pointer, available via the C<SP> macro.
877See C<SP>. (Available for backward source code compatibility with the
878old (Perl 5.005) thread model.)
879
880 djSP;
881
882=for hackers
883Found in file pp.h
884
885=item LVRET
d8c40edc 886X<LVRET>
a4f1a029 887
888True if this op will be the return value of an lvalue subroutine
889
890=for hackers
891Found in file pp.h
892
893
894=back
895
896=head1 SV Manipulation Functions
897
898=over 8
899
645c22ef 900=item sv_add_arena
d8c40edc 901X<sv_add_arena>
645c22ef 902
903Given a chunk of memory, link it to the head of the list of arenas,
904and split it into a list of free SVs.
905
906 void sv_add_arena(char* ptr, U32 size, U32 flags)
907
908=for hackers
909Found in file sv.c
910
911=item sv_clean_all
d8c40edc 912X<sv_clean_all>
645c22ef 913
914Decrement the refcnt of each remaining SV, possibly triggering a
915cleanup. This function may have to be called multiple times to free
8fb26106 916SVs which are in complex self-referential hierarchies.
645c22ef 917
918 I32 sv_clean_all()
919
920=for hackers
921Found in file sv.c
922
923=item sv_clean_objs
d8c40edc 924X<sv_clean_objs>
645c22ef 925
926Attempt to destroy all objects not yet freed
927
928 void sv_clean_objs()
929
930=for hackers
931Found in file sv.c
932
933=item sv_free_arenas
d8c40edc 934X<sv_free_arenas>
645c22ef 935
936Deallocate the memory used by all arenas. Note that all the individual SV
937heads and bodies within the arenas must already have been freed.
938
939 void sv_free_arenas()
940
941=for hackers
942Found in file sv.c
943
a4f1a029 944
954c1994 945=back
946
979f2922 947=head1 Unicode Support
948
949=over 8
950
951=item find_uninit_var
952X<find_uninit_var>
953
954Find the name of the undefined variable (if any) that caused the operator o
955to issue a "Use of uninitialized value" warning.
956If match is true, only return a name if it's value matches uninit_sv.
957So roughly speaking, if a unary operator (such as OP_COS) generates a
958warning, then following the direct child of the op may yield an
959OP_PADSV or OP_GV that gives the name of the undefined variable. On the
960other hand, with OP_ADD there are two branches to follow, so we only print
961the variable name if we get an exact match.
962
963The name is returned as a mortal SV.
964
965Assumes that PL_op is the op that originally triggered the error, and that
966PL_comppad/PL_curpad points to the currently executing pad.
967
968 SV* find_uninit_var(OP* obase, SV* uninit_sv, bool top)
969
970=for hackers
971Found in file sv.c
972
973=item report_uninit
974X<report_uninit>
975
976Print appropriate "Use of uninitialized variable" warning
977
978 void report_uninit(SV* uninit_sv)
979
980=for hackers
981Found in file sv.c
982
983
984=back
985
954c1994 986=head1 AUTHORS
987
1c846c1f 988The autodocumentation system was originally added to the Perl core by
989Benjamin Stuhl. Documentation is by whoever was kind enough to
954c1994 990document their functions.
991
992=head1 SEE ALSO
993
994perlguts(1), perlapi(1)
995